Vontae Davis gets Sean Smith, self in hot water

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Feb 28, 2013

That apparently was the case Wednesday with Indianapolis Colts cornerback Vontae Davis. Well, if you believe former Dolphins cornerback Vontae Davis, there is tampering afoot relative to Sean Smith. The latest athlete trying to put Twitter toothpaste back… (more) in the tube is Colts cornerback Vontae Davis, who said about an hour ago that former Dolphins teammate Sean Smith was already talking to the Chiefs. Not long after we mentioned Vontae Davis’s perhaps-accidental, perhaps-hacked declaration that Dolphins free agent cornerback Sean Smith was talking to the Chiefs well in advance of the league’s sanctioned tampering period, Smith himself has taken to a longer form of the medium to defend the sanctity of the process. So until or unless Smith actually signs with the Chiefs, we’re actually less worried about that than Davis’s online security. To the NFL, it’s tampering – a major no-no – for a player under contract to talk with another team about future employment until March 9, the start of a three-day negotiations period before free agency begins.

Colts CB Vontae Davis' tweet (or not) caused a stir

Twitter is a wonderful communications conduit. It links folks from one corner of the country - the world - to another. In 140 characters or less. Just try to un-ring the tweet bell. Yeah, good luck with that.

Sean Smith, on a secure line, says no tampering

In the words of Ron Burgundy, that escalated quickly. Not long after we mentioned Vontae Davis’s perhaps-accidental, perhaps-hacked declaration that Dolphins free agent cornerback Sean Smith was talking to the Chiefs well in advance of the league’s sa

Vontae Davis claims he was hacked, no tampering

Tampering-except-when-it-really-isn’t has now been replaced (or augmented) by hacking-except-when-it-really-isn’t. The latest athlete trying to put Twitter toothpaste back in the tube is Colts cornerback Vontae Davis, who said about an hour ago that f